Basketball
Beckerson’s 34 Points Lift Bulldogs Over Titans
County bragging rights were on the line Thursday night when Burgin took on Mercer on their home court with both teams looking for their first district win.

Mercer’s offense got off to a slow start, being held to two points through the first quarter. Alex Beckerson helped lead the Bulldogs to a 9-2 lead scoring seven of Burgins’ first nine points. The Titans managed to get things going in the second half of the quarter scoring a total of 16 points. It wasn’t enough to keep pace with the Bulldogs, who took a nine point lead into the second quarter, 25-16.

Steroids Still a Threat to Americas Youth
We've all seen it over the years, a multi-million dollar athlete on their way to the hall of fame only to have his or her legacy tarnished by the use of steroids.

The all time Major League Baseball home run and single season home run record holder, Barry Bonds, has had his records threatened to be marked with an asterisk, and all but guaranteed to be locked out of the Hall of Fame, thanks to his use of performance enhancing drugs. Other all-time greats and former fan favorites like Alex Rodriguez, Sammy Sosa, Jason Giambi, Mark McGwire, Manny Ramirez, David Ortiz and even last year's National League MVP, Ryan Braun, have all been reduced to unethical athletes looking for an unfair edge over their peers.

Lady Titans Remain Unbeaten In 46th District Competition
The Lady Titans picked up their 16th win of the season Friday night, improving to 4-0 in the 46th District, beating the Lady Jaguars of East Jessamine (3-19), 70-15.

Mercer’s defense was on display in the opening quarter, forcing the Lady Jaguars into 11 turnovers while holding them scoreless for the first five and a half minutes of the game. The Lady Titans opened the game with an 18-0 run before Maddison Stollings scored East Jessamines first basket with 2:18 remaining in the first quarter. Mercer ended the quarter with a commanding 17 point lead, 23-6.

Titans Still Looking for District Win
The Titans remained without a district win after losing to the 46th’s top seeded Jaguars of East Jessamine (19-4) Friday night, 78-63.

Mercer opened the game with a 5-0 run, but were held to just six points for the remainder of the first quarter. Titan Russell Sims carried the load early, scoring nine of Mercer’s 11 first quarter points and finished the first half with 19 points.

Bulldogs Bounce Back
Paris
The Bulldogs bounced back from their two game losing streak Tuesday night defending their home court against the Greyhounds of Paris (6-15). Burgin opened the game strong taking a one point lead at the end of the first quarter, 16-15, before opening things up in the second taking a 33-25 lead into halftime.

A scoring slump by the Bulldogs in the third quarter, putting up just nine points, allowed the Greyhounds back in the game going into the fourth quarter up, 49-42. Burgin trailed by as many 10 points in the fourth quarter. Strong free throw shooting by the Bulldogs down the stretch, 13 of 15, put Burgin back on top, picking up their 16th win of the season, 67-58.

West Jessamine
Burgins suffered their second straight loss Monday night at the hands of district opponent West Jessamine (14-9), 78-66. The two game losing streak matches the teams longest losing streak of the season which came in the team’s third and fourth game of the season to Model and Louisville Collegiate.

Burgin held a two point lead on the road Monday, 17-15, before the Colts caught fire from three point range hitting 12 threes for the game. West held a slim lead at halftime, 42-38, but by the end of the third quarter had extended the gap to double figures, 66-54. The Bulldogs were unable to close the gap in the fourth as the Colts got the win, 78-66.

Augusta
The Bulldogs suffered their fifth loss of the season Saturday night falling to the Panthers of Augusta High School (11-9), in the Bluegrass Conference Challenge held at Nicholas County.

Burgin held a slim lead after the first quarter, 11-10, but were out scored by the Panthers three to one in the second quarter with Augusta taking a 34-19 lead. It was all Panthers in the second half ,extending their lead to 24 points after three quarters, 52-28, before closing out the game, 71-42.

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